SCARC Guardianship Services, Inc. Celebrates Fall with Its Clients

9/22/2013

Augusta, NJ (September 22, 2013) – On a breezy and colorful fall day, SCARC Guardianship Services, Inc., celebrated its clients and their families by hosting a picnic at the Hampton Township Park in New Jersey on Sunday, September 22, 2013.

More than 80 of their clients, family members, staff, friends and the SCARC Guardianship Services Board of trustees came out to enjoy each other’s company, listen and dance to the music of the Clovis Band, and enjoy lunch catered by Villa Capri Pizza in Newton, New Jersey.

“This picnic is important as it represents the personal relationships we have with our clients and their family; there is a bond among everyone here today,” said Linda McConville, Chief Executive Officer of SCARC Guardianship Services, Inc. “We have a lot of great things happening at our organization and none of it would be possible without the support of the community, our clients, and the staff of SCARC Guardianship Services; we are grateful for our successes over the last 24 years.”

SCARC Guardianship Services, Inc. came back again this year to enjoy the wonderful facilities at the Hampton Township Municipal Park. All that attended took pleasure in the beautiful fall day with activities, their growing “family of friends” and a delicious lunch.

SCARC Guardianship Services, Inc. is a private, nonprofit corporation that was founded as an independent member of the SCARC family of services in 1989 in response to requests from parents for guardianship services for people with developmental disabilities in Sussex County. Over the last 24 years, the organization has responded to the community and its needs by becoming recognized as a Community Trust agency, which allowed SCARC Guardianship Services to expand its services to include trust services as well. They also expanded their borders. The agency primarily serves as guardian of clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities who reside in Sussex County, but are also the guardian of clients who reside in the surrounding Northern New Jersey counties.Additionally they offer a pro se program, which assists families in five Northern New Jersey counties with the process of becoming the guardian of their adult child with developmental disabilities.

SCARC Guardianship Services, Inc. is a private, nonprofit corporation located in Augusta, New Jersey. The agency was formed in 1989 to serve as the guardian for people with developmental disabilities, but now offers additional services to those families, including a Community Trust and Pro Se Legal Services program. SCARC Guardianship Services, Inc. has served more than 700 families in the last twenty years and is dedicated to preserving the rights of individuals, to expanding their opportunities and life choices, and to providing quality care to those they serve.